First Time Mommy

Well, we made it!  I vowed that I would breastfeed exclusively until my baby was 6 months old.  They’ve done studies that show starting earlier than that can cause obesity!  And here we are.  Of course, I bought boring old rice cereal, but I got fun things like banana, applesauce and green beans too.

So, I heard that you are supposed to start with rice cereal because it’s so bland.  But, then I read something Dr. Sears wrote (I know, I’m a fanatic!) that said to start with banana if you breastfeed because of the sweetness.

I want to preface this by saying that my son wants to eat everything.  I’m sure it’s the same with a lot of babies…if it is an object it’s going in the mouth.  Not to mention that he wants to nurse all the time

I thought he’d flip out (in a good way!) when he finally got to eat real food.  So, I started feeding him the banana.  The look on his face was priceless!  He wasn’t having it at all…

I tried and tried but he would just close his mouth and turn away.  We did this every night for ALMOST as week.  (I’ve read that you should only do one new food a week to check up on allergies.)  He would only open his mouth once and then it was over, LOL.

On the fifth night I decided that we would switch to applesauce since he didn’t seem to have a problem with the banana.  He still made a terrible face.  On the third night he opened his mouth a few times, scowling all the while.

After dinner I took him downstairs so I could finish some ghostwriting and he bobbed his little head and grabbed at my shirt as if to say, “give me the real stuff Mom!”

I suppose he will have to get used to the fact that food comes in more than one form.  Frankly, I will too.  I love nursing him.  I’m going to do it for at least a year if not longer

Did your kids take to solid food right away?